tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18263235398662137382024-03-13T13:28:33.048-07:00British BabylonDedicated to the lost world of Henry Rome and early British cinemaJack Fieldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097901324234395935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826323539866213738.post-66620480258730724102018-05-11T10:53:00.001-07:002018-06-03T14:33:52.611-07:00Secrets in the shed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px;">At the end of
quiet street in the London suburb of Penge is an unremarkable terraced house.
Unremarkable, that is, except for the shed at the end of the garden. The green
paint has long fainted. The window boarded up. An old hoe leans against the
door. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px;">But that
shed holds an amazing secret.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px;">For it was
in this shed that a near-sighted postman and hobbyist produced, directed and
starred in Britain's first science fiction film of the 1920s. Without any
formal training, Ernest Cuttle was driven by a passion for cinema, Airfix kits
and the pulp books he read as a young chap such as Amazing Stories. The shed
was also a place of safety away from Mrs Cuttle who suffered from mental
problems. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px;">Ernest was
undaunted by the challenge of limited resources and modest weekly pay packet.
An early pioneer of recycling, he made use of everything from Zeppelin bomb shell cases to Heinz baked beans cans and empty bottles of Thawpit -
<i>'Gives fresh life to your clothes!'</i>- stain remover. In just under seven months,
Ernest and his neighbours had put together a forty-seven minute science-fiction
film packed with special effects, a lunar landscape and aliens. Much of the
action was filmed on location in the Crystal Palace park, a tram ride
from the Cuttle house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px;"><i>Crystal
Palace vs. the Spaceships</i> was released in 1923. Audience reaction
throughout Penge, Anerley and Crystal Palace was very positive indeed. Many
members of the audience knew Ernest personally and even had small parts in the
film.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px;">For many
weeks after <i>Crystal Palace vs. the Spaceships</i> was shown, local people often visited the shed. Ernest gave
impromptu tours and gaily revealed the secrets behind his spaceships, alien costume and the ray gun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px;">Sadly, Ernest was unable to build on his cinematic success. He died
on 5 March 1924 in Lewisham Hospital after complications from an operation on his anal fissure. Ernest's last words were, "It's a wrap!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Ethel remarried six months later to Percy Cruncher from Lower Norwood. A much younger man who also had mental problems. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Like other early Thai films, the legendary </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Shadow
of Siam</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> has largely been forgotten. But one film that we do know something about
is the controversial and mysterious </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i>Miss Suwanna of Siam, </i>written and directed by Henry McRae</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">. </span></div>
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boater hat after losing a game of poker in a Bangkok opium den. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Sadly, the film itself has been lost.</span></div>
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intriguing film and the amazing story behind it:</span></div>
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<span id="topicOtherUserCompleteDescriptionForEdit"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Miss Suwanna of Siam</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> (Thai: </span><span title="Thai transliteration"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Nang Sao Suwan</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">),
was a 1923 romance film set in
Thailand (then Siam) and starring Thai actors. It was one of first
feature films to be made in Thailand, and was the first Hollywood
co-production in Thailand.</span></span></div>
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film is a romance about a young woman named Suwanna who is the object
of affection for many men. In her search for true love, she has many
adventures and mishaps, including overcoming her father's disapproval,
before finally finding her soulmate. It was one of first feature films
to be made in Thailand, and was the first Hollywood co-production in
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<span id="topicOtherUserCompleteDescriptionForEdit"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Sa-ngiam Navisthira (</span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Later</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> Anindhita Akhubutra) as Suwanna</span></span></div>
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Khun Ram Pharotsat (Yom Mongkhonnat) as Klahan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Suwanna of Siam</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">
was an 8-reel silent film. It premiered on June 22, 1923 at the Nakhon
Si Thammarat Theatre, and then opened the next day at the Phatthanakon
Cinematograph, the Hong Kong Cinema Hall and the Victoria Theater.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">"I felt that His Majesty, King Rama VI, would be interested in moving pictures," McRae wrote in </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The Film Year Book</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">
(1924). "And after considerable maneuvering I finally secured an
audience which resulted in securing the entire [Royal Entertainment] company's assistance together with the free use of the Kings 52
automobiles, His Majesty's 600 race horses, the free use of the navy, the
Royal Palaces, the railways, the rice mills, thousands of miles of rice
fields, coconut groves, klongs and elephants, and white elephants at
that."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Ultimately, the Siamese government "allowed the making of this film in
order to show the world the positive image of Siam at the time.
Therefore, many incidents in the film featured the modern elements in
Thai society such as travelling by express train or mail plane."</span><br />
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MacRae finished the film, gave a copy to the Royal State
Railway, per his agreement with Prince Kumbaengbejr. The railway agency
had a public relations division that oversaw film production as a means
to promote tourism in the kingdom (which is much the same way the
modern-day Tourism Authority of Thailand operates in its promotional
activities regarding film productions and the Bangkok International Film
Festival). MacRae also turned over a copy to King Vajiravudh. It was
shown in Bangkok for three days but soon after it was lost.</span></span></div>
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historians have searched, but the negatives of the film have not been
found anywhere, nor is there evidence the film was even shown in the
United States upon MacRaes return. </span></span><span id="topicOtherUserCompleteDescriptionForEdit"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">One reason it may have been
lost is due to a controversial scene in the film, in which MacRae filmed
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would like to blame the local officer who did not save the honor of the
country by forbidding them to do so. The execution will represent the
barbarism of Siam," a columnist said in the newspaper, </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Sambhand Thai</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">.</span></div>
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Jack Fieldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097901324234395935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826323539866213738.post-60650085406533144782016-04-16T02:46:00.002-07:002018-05-11T02:03:24.315-07:00Henry and Fu Manchu <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">On a wet Monday afternoon in London Henry Rome completely
failed to get financial backing for a comedy version of </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Fu Manchu</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">. Instead
a serious version was produced in the States again and eventually released in
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Originally Rome’s wife, British star Ethel White was a
serious contender for the role as Fu Manchu’s evil daughter, Fah Lo See. But shortly
before filming White was hospitalised after suffering a twisted sphincter muscle
in her rectum during a cocktail party in Hove. The part went to American star Myrna
Loy instead. The rest, as they say, is history. </span></div>
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modestly-paid role designing the sets on the 1932 movie. He was </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">particularly proud of the
tomb. It featured controversial semi-naked dancers, which he based on statues
he had seen in a Khmer temple when filming </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Shadow of Siam</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> back in the
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">He also secured a bit part for his long-time friend Tongchai Tong. Tong
played evil Nelson Mandinner, one of the African whippers in the infamous torture
scene in which sadistic Fah Lo See looks gleefully on. In one take Tong added an
improvised comedic interpretation by doing his cross-eyed Ben Turpin
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Rome, ever the gentleman, was philosophical about not
securing an acting part in the movie himself. “It was just one of those things
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><a href="http://pre-code.com/mask-fu-manchu-1932-review-boris-karloff-myrna-loy">http://pre-code.com/mask-fu-manchu-1932-review-boris-karloff-myrna-loy</a></span></div>
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Jack Fieldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097901324234395935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826323539866213738.post-52260369731954396442016-03-27T13:23:00.004-07:002018-05-12T05:43:09.163-07:00Rome's pioneering work in early science fiction<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ethel White poses with her husband Henry Rome on the set of <i>Plan Seven from Margate</i>. Made in 1934, this ground-breaking sci-fi epic was largely filmed on location. It featured a robot (played by Rome) and a giant flying saucer model made from balsa wood, tinfoil and Dale lubricated tampons. Siamese actor Tongchai Tong was once again badly miscast, this time as the mute chip shop owner who discovers the spaceship under the pier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The movie was reportedly bankrolled by Rome who was an avid collector of the American magazine, Astounding Stories. To his dying day, he claimed his movie inspired the much better known <i>The Day the Earth Stood Still </i>made seventeen years later. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Plan Seven from Margate</i> was banned by the British Board of Censors shortly after its release. The notorious scene involving the robot, Nurse Daisy, a jar of Vaseline and an elastic band was deemed a danger to public morals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Henry was simply way ahead of his time,” said White, looking back on the untimely demise of her husband’s movie. “He was terribly misunderstood, I’m afraid. It was a financial and artistic blow.”</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Rare publicity shot of Henry Rome. In long-lost </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Shadow of Siam</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> he played gritty merchant seaman Bert Bulger who jumps ship in pursuit of necrophilic elephant hunter Adolf Kublewagon. Ethel White played Ginger, the idealistic Brighton waitress with a club foot and severe hearing impediment Bert saves from a life of white slavery. Ethel claimed she based her character on Anna May Wong in the classic British movie </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Piccadilly</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">. Local actor Tongchai Tong was badly miscast as Bert’s plucky cross-eyed sidekick Chalky. </span><br />
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Tong doing his Ben Turpin </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A silent movie with expressionist pretensions, </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Shadow of Siam</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> was made some time in the late twenties. It was never released. Empire Gryphon Films collapsed shortly after the cast returned to England and the owner mysteriously vanished. When interviewed by the Daily Standard about his experience filming in Siam Rome simply said: “I never want to see another bloody mango again.” </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Shadow</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> remains the only British silent movie to have been made in Siam (now called Thailand) and was apparently mired in scandal. Originally called the Metropol, the hotel used in the production of the movie <i>might </i>still exist in Bangkok – check this post on the Pulp Zen blog:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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Jack Fieldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097901324234395935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826323539866213738.post-2636993113771133742016-03-27T13:10:00.000-07:002016-03-27T13:10:56.697-07:00Big Bang in Bournemouth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">British morale raiser <i>Bad Day in Bournemouth</i>. The movie starred Lucky, a master of disguise who helps Captain Bulger thwart Nazi saboteurs planning to blow up an unsuspecting English seaside town. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the set technicians prepared the life-sized model train with liquid nitrogen for the dramatic climax. But the stunt went terribly wrong. The massive explosion flattened a nearby a glue factory and fatally injured more than twenty, including Lucky. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Movie production started in 1941 but was never finished. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sadly, this would be Henry Rome’s last film. Suffering from years of drug addiction, he ended his days as Snooty the Elephant carrying a Daily Standard billboard up and down Brighton promenade. </span><br />
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Jack Fieldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097901324234395935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826323539866213738.post-55033089287395108352016-03-27T12:43:00.000-07:002016-03-27T12:43:09.990-07:00Fatal encounter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://scontent-fra3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-0/s526x395/10400707_1709989702614559_3824576816976369039_n.jpg?oh=798f8b0056443d98341dce485857ff45&oe=57796F5B" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jack Fielding's photo." border="0" class="scaledImageFitWidth img" height="395" src="https://scontent-fra3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-0/s526x395/10400707_1709989702614559_3824576816976369039_n.jpg?oh=798f8b0056443d98341dce485857ff45&oe=57796F5B" width="221" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hapless hitman Percy Nuttle (played by Henry Rome) before his fateful
encounter with serial pet shop owner Madge Miggins (Ethel White) on the
6.30 train to Penge. Percy would never make it home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Due to be released in 1939, the entire film stock of
<i>Kiss the Blood Off My Hamster</i> was lost during the Blitz. Only a few
tantalising stills and a postcard are all that survive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now
completely forgotten by the British public, Rome and White were once the
biggest celebrities of their day. They worked on many British movies
together, including the legendary <i>The Shadow of Siam</i>.</span></div>
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